Specialized Family Planning Clinics in the United States: Why Women Choose Them and Their Role in Meeting Women's Health Care Needs

The Impact of Women's Health Clinic Closures on Preventive Care

“…First, specialized family planning and women's health clinics serve as an entry point to the health care system for many of these women, who might otherwise forgo care due to a lack of alternatives (Frost, Gold, and Bucek 2012). In addition, these women may otherwise receive less mammography screening not only due to socioeconomic disparities in access to care but also in physician recommendation, which is strongly associated with mammography use (O'Malley et al 2001).…”

Differences in contraceptive use between family planning providers and the U.S. population: results of a nationwide survey

“…This study builds on previous research on contraceptive use among physicians, broadening the population surveyed to include advanced practice clinicians, as well as nurses and health educators who provide a large share of reproductive health care [33,34]. Clinicians and counselors might consider sharing these findings with patients who are considering their contraceptive options; it may be especially useful in circumstances where a patient inquires about a clinician's own use but the clinician is uncomfortable disclosing or is not using a contraceptive.…”

Planning parenthood: Health care providers' perspectives on pregnancy intention, readiness, and family planning

“…These programs can give individuals, and women in particular, the necessary tools to control fertility, protect against sexually transmitted infections, and reduce the risk of maternal mortality (Lupton, 2012). Public family planning clinics in the U.S. often provide respectful, confidential, and low cost care to meet the diverse needs of patients (Frost et al, 2012). Simultaneously, policymakers and medical establishments have historically treated women's reproductive bodies as vehicles to address larger social problems, like population growth and poverty.…”